Jefferson City, Tenn.----Reigning NCAA Division II World Series Most Outstanding Player
Logan McNeely blasted a pair of homers and drove in seven runs Saturday afternoon, leading top-ranked Wingate University to a doubleheader sweep at Carson-Newman University in South Atlantic Conference baseball action. Wingate improves to 13-1 overall and 2-0 in the SAC, while the Eagles fall to 10-5 overall and 0-2 in league play.
GAME ONE | #1 Wingate 8 Carson-Newman 2
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Carson-Newman 9-4
- The Bulldogs had three of the four extra-base hits and both homers
- The 'Dogs left six on base; the Eagles stranded three
- Carson-Newman committed all four errors on the day
- WU pitching struck out 11 and walked two; CN had seven strikeouts and five walks
KEY BULLDOGS
- McNeely went three-for-four with a grand slam and five RBI to lead the offense
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Andrew Motsinger was two-for-two with a homer and two runs scored
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Jed Bryant added a double, RBI and a run scored
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Ricky Clark also contributed a hit and an RBI
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Isaiah Williams-Rhem added a hit and a run scored for the Bulldogs
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Austin Mitchell went seven innings, striking out eight and allowing just three hits
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Jordan Howard struck out three in two shutout innings of relief
FIRST INNING
- Motsinger and
Michael Dansky drew walks to start the game
- McNeely's RBI single plated Motsinger to get the 'Dogs on the board
- Bryant followed with a sacrifice fly to make it 2-0
FIFTH INNING
- A Williams-Rhem single and CN error, followed by a Motsinger sacrifice put runners on second and third
- The Eagles intentionally walked Dansky with one out to load the bases for McNeely
- He cleared the bases with a grand slam to left to put the Bulldogs on top by six
- Bryant followed with a double, then scored on Clark's RBI single to make it 7-0
- A Matt Parkinson RBI groundout in the bottom of the frame got the Eagles on the board
SIXTH INNING
- Jordan Griffin's RBI single made it a 7-2 game
EIGHTH INNING
- Motsinger put the 'Dogs back on top by six with a solo shot in the eighth to make it 8-2
WRAPUP
- Mitchell got the win, moving to 4-0 on the year
- He went seven innings, allowing two runs on three hits while striking out eight
- The preseason All-SAC honoree has gone at least six innings in all four starts this season
- That marks seven straight starts with at least six innings of work for Mitchell, including his three stellar outings in the 2021 postseason run
- Howard struck out three and allowed just one hit in his two shutout innings in relief
- Brayden Coe took the loss, falling to 2-1, allowing seven runs on six hits in 4 1/3 innings
GAME TWO | #1 Wingate 4 Carson-Newman 2 (9 innings – Scheduled for 7-inning game)
KEY STATS
- Wingate out-hit Carson-Newman 6-5 in the night cap
- The Bulldogs left 11 on base while the Eagles stranded just three
- The 'Dogs had three of the five extra-base hits and the lone homer
- Carson-Newman committed two of the three errors
- Wingate had the lone stolen base; each team was caught stealing once
- WU pitching struck out six and walked one; CN had 10 strikeouts and nine walks
KEY BULLDOGS
- McNeely had a homer and two RBI to lead the offense again
- Bryant added a hit and two RBI
- Motsinger was three-for-four with a double and three runs scored
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Seaver King added a double for the Bulldogs
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Sam Broderson tossed four shutout innings in relief, allowing just one hit to earn the win
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Josh Dotson allowed just two runs in five innings of work
FIRST INNING
- A Motsinger single and Dansky walk put the first two on for the Bulldogs
- Bryant's RBI groundout plated Motsinger to give the 'Dogs a 1-0 lead
- Griffin's RBI single in the bottom of the frame tied it
- Killian Daughtry followed with an RBI double to left center to put the Eagles on top 2-1
- That would be the last run of the day for Carson-Newman
THIRD INNING
- A Motsinger single and Dansky walk again put two on for the Bulldogs
- Bryant's RBI single drove home Motsinger to tie it at two
- The 'Dogs left the bases loaded in the frame
SEVENTH INNING
- Three walks loaded the bases for the Bulldogs in the final frame of regulation
- The Eagles got out of the jam with a flyout to send it to the bottom of the seventh
- Broderson worked a 1-2-3 frame with two strikeouts to send it to extras
EIGHTH INNING
- Micah Genter led off the bottom of the eighth with a double, then went to third on a flyout
- He tried to score on a groundout, but was thrown out at home by
Andrew McKay at second
- McNeely then gunned down a runner trying to steal to end the inning
NINTH INNING
- Motsinger ripped a double to right center to start the frame
- McNeely blasted a towering two-run shot down the left field line to put the 'Dogs on top 4-2
- After a flyout started the bottom of the inning, Broderson struck out the final two to finish off the sweep
WRAPUP
- Broderson got the win, moving to 1-0 on the year
- He allowed just one it in four shutout innings of relief, striking out five without a walk
- The sophomore has allowed just one run in his 12 2/3 innings of work this season, striking out 19
- Broderson capped his freshman year with five no-hit innings of relief in the national title game
- Jake Wright took the loss, falling to 0-1
- He allowed a run on a hit in 2 1/3 innings, striking out five and walking three
UP NEXT
- The Bulldogs and Eagles wrap up the three-game series Sunday at 1 p.m.
